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11,655 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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The day's news pointed at people injured in Ukraine, rights and justice in Caracas and illness in Kampala. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUkraine 50 in 100 of its 230 stories, usually 25
RegionSoutheast Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

116 of its 230 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (75 stories). Power cuts were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

56 of its 180 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (10 stories). Flooding was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

Malaysia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Sudan

62 of its 68 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Omdurman accounted for 45 of Sudan's 62 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

45 of its 68 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

214 of its 558 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

53 of its 69 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Kivu accounted for 38 of Rwanda's 53 stories about harm, carried by 138 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Israel

427 of its 581 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Tel Aviv accounted for 155 of Israel's 427 stories about harm, carried by 417 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Ireland

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (59 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Australia (32 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Afghanistan (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in US (436 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Ireland (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Feb. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 11,655 stories about harm among 59,384 counted on 1 Feb.

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The news turned to Ukraine for the second day running. 20 in every 100 of the day's 59,384 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Ukraine, 50% of the news was about people being harmed, where 25% is usual. A year earlier, on 2 February 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Over January, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 in January 2024.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan91 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda77 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela77 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Somalia76 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Israel73 in 100 of its 581 stories · usually 68 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 841 Tel Aviv Israel33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155 Los Angeles US22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 258 Gaza Palestine18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128 London UK17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 214 stories about harm ● Sudan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as fearful as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 94 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 2,867 stories · about as usual Health25% 2,842 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 2,566 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,408 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 607 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 442 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 437 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 290 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed3,426 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,426 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,226 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured767 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions507 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced166 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees148 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations102 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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